About Family Footprints^®

As owner  of Family Footprints^® and a Certified Genealogist^SM Sherril Erfurth offers a wide range of comprehensive genealogical services.  She provides information retrieval from many locations, including but not limited to: archives, courthouses, libraries, and churches.

Experience:
 ■  Full time researcher since 1994
 ■  Genealogical speaker since 1996
 ■  Seven-year volunteer at National Archives (NARA) at Denver
 ■  Active in genealogical field since 1983
 ■  Has researched in all forty-eight contiguous United States and in Europe

Education and training:
  ■ National Institute on Genealogical Records (NIGR) in Washington, DC
  ■  Institute of Genealogy and Historical Records (IGHR) at Samford University, Alabama
  ■  National Genealogy Society's course: American Genealogy; A Basic Course
  ■ Student of many national genealogy courses and conferences; annually attending both NGS and FGS conferences
  ■  Bachelor of Arts, Education: English major, Michigan State University

Affiliations:
  ■  Board for Certification of  Genealogists (BCG) Assistant Treasurer
  ■  Association of Professional Genealogists (APG)
  ■  National Genealogy Society (NGS)
  ■  New England Historic and Genealogical Society (NEHGS)
  ■  Colorado Chapter of Association of Professional Genealogists (Past President)                          
  ■  Colorado Genealogical Society (board member)
  ■  Numerous state and local organizations (President, Past President, and board member)

Personal References Sources Include:
  ■  Personal library includes hundreds of Colorado city directories
  ■  Paid subscriptions to a multitude of public and private databases
  ■  Frequent trips to Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah
  ■  Son, physician at Mayo Clinic, provides layman terms for complex  DNA queries